Holford, Dawn and Tognon, Gianluca and Gladwell, Valerie and Murray, Kelly and Nicoll, Mark and Knox, Angela and McCloy, Rachel and Loaiza, Vanessa (2023) Planning engagement with web resources to improve diet quality and break up sedentary time for home-working employees: A mixed methods study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 28 (4). pp. 224-238. DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000356
Holford, Dawn and Tognon, Gianluca and Gladwell, Valerie and Murray, Kelly and Nicoll, Mark and Knox, Angela and McCloy, Rachel and Loaiza, Vanessa (2023) Planning engagement with web resources to improve diet quality and break up sedentary time for home-working employees: A mixed methods study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 28 (4). pp. 224-238. DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000356
Holford, Dawn and Tognon, Gianluca and Gladwell, Valerie and Murray, Kelly and Nicoll, Mark and Knox, Angela and McCloy, Rachel and Loaiza, Vanessa (2023) Planning engagement with web resources to improve diet quality and break up sedentary time for home-working employees: A mixed methods study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 28 (4). pp. 224-238. DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000356
Abstract
As home working becomes more common, employers may struggle to provide health promotion interventions that can successfully bridge the gap between employees’ intentions to engage in healthier behaviors and actual action. Based on past evidence that action planning can successfully encourage the adoption of healthier behaviors, this mixed-methods study of a web-based self-help intervention incorporated a randomized planning trial that included quantitative measures of engagement and follow-up qualitative interviews with a subsample of participants. Participants either (a) selected a movement plan for incorporating a series of 2-min exercise videos into their work week to break up sedentary time and a balanced meal plan with recipe cards for a week’s lunches and dinners or (b) received access to these resources without a plan. Selecting a movement plan was more effective at increasing engagement with the web resources compared to the no-plan condition. In the follow-up interviews, participants indicated that the plan helped to remind participants to engage with the resources and made it simpler for them to follow the guidance for exercises and meals. Ease of use and being able to fit exercises and meals around work tasks were key factors that facilitated uptake of the resources, while lack of time and worries about how colleagues would perceive them taking breaks to use the resources were barriers to uptake. Participants’ self-efficacy was associated with general resource use but not plan adherence. Overall, including plans with online self-help resources could enhance their uptake.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | action planning, sedentary behaviour, dietary quality, working from home, online intervention |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of Faculty of Science and Health > Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2023 16:22 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 21:58 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/36313 |
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